Category: Apps

CubiCasa Enters Australian and New Zealand Real Estate Market Through Partnership with Bladescenes

CubiCasa, a global-reaching real estate software company headquartered in Oulu, Finland, has announced a partnership with Bladescenes, a leading creative marketing agency for real estate located in Auckland, New Zealand. This partnership marks a notable boost to CubiCasa’s ongoing expansion into the Australian and New Zealand real estate markets, accelerating the global growth of its mobile property scanning technology.

Bladescenes offers creative photography, videography, and now virtual floor plans as a part of its agency services. Bladescenes markets homes by capturing their prepossessing architect and layout potential through the use of digital technology. CubiCasa’s mobile capture technology gives Bladescenes’ customers the capability to visualize their dream floor plan while speeding up the home inspection and valuation process.

“By partnering with Bladescenes, we are continuing to work toward our mission of modernizing and digitizing the real estate process on a global scale,” said Jeff Allen, President of CubiCasa. “This relationship gives us the opportunity to become the one-stop shop for real estate and mortgage professionals in Australia and New Zealand while continuing to expand in the U.S., Europe, and other target markets.”

CubiCasa, which was founded in 2014 and launched its scanning solution in 2019, has successfully entered the Australian and New Zealand markets, furthering its growth by partnering with successful players in the real estate industry. The company is working with close to 40 leading companies across both countries.

“CubiCasa’s technology will allow us to integrate floor plan and sketch capabilities into our offering along with photography,” said George McNabb, Creative Director of Bladescenes. “By using CubiCasa’s easy-to-use app, we are seeing increased adoption and lower margin of error. CubiCasa has totally changed our business and we are grateful to be partnering with them.”

About CubiCasa

Headquartered in Oulu, Finland, CubiCasa is the global market leader in mobile indoor scanning and is known for its fast and easy-to-use floor plan app on the App Store and Google Play Store. CubiCasa’s technology is used in 144 different countries and has helped create over 1 million floor plans to date. CubiCasa provides technology for the real estate, appraisal, and mortgage industries and is on a mission to digitize real estate. http://www.cubi.casa/

About Bladescenes

Founded in 2012, Bladescenes remains at the forefront of real estate technology and marketing, offering a range of services that includes photography, videography, floor planning, virtual open homes, and virtual staging. With our dedicated team of real estate experts and advanced technology, Bladescenes ensures agents and homeowners have access to the leading and most creative ways to list and sell a property. https://www.bladescenes.com/

CubiCasa Media Contact
Ross Stevens
Caliber Corporate Advisers for CubiCasa
803-549-7529
ross@calibercorporate.com

SOURCE: CubiCasa

DigiMax Launches CryptoHawk AI Mobile App on Apple and Google App Stores

  • NEW “FREEMIUM” SUBSCRIPTION ALSO LAUNCHED

DIGIMAX GLOBAL INC. (the Company or DigiMax) (CSE:DIGI) is pleased to announce that it has launched its new mobile app version of CryptoHawk AI on Apple and Google App stores around the globe.

CryptoHawk AI is one of the most comprehensive crypto investing insight tools available in the market today. Bringing free access to this insight means that anyone on the planet can access Artificial Intelligence to help them make better investing decisions – and the AI insights can be used for free.

CryptoHawk AI provides three sets of trading insights providing benefits to virtually any type of trader or investor that includes:

  • LONG-SHORT – provides buy and sell recommendations hourly for BTC and ETH
  • TREND WATCH – provides swing-trade buy and sell opportunities over a multi-week basis for 10 larger market cap cryptocurrencies
  • ALTCOIN RADAR – assesses unusual volume and sentiment activity toward up to 200 coins that are below the top 100 market cap coins and alerts traders when this occurs.

Following a soft launch last week, CryptoHawk AI is so far enjoying a 4.9 and 5.0 rating on Apple and Google App stores, respectively, with more than 100 positive ratings and reviews combined.

A sample of the reviews includes the following comments:

  • “Can’t believe this is free. The calls are great for alt coins.”
  • “If you are looking to learn more about crypto this app is a great tool to help you be on the RIGHT side of the swing!”
  • “Best Crypto App!!!! CryptoHawk AI is all you need to trade crypto.”
  • “Fantastic!! App works amazing. So much better than using web browser on mobile. AI tech works great and helps with all my crypto trading.”

CryptoHawk AI is available on Apple App Store and Google Play or through the web at www.cryptohawk.ai

The App is now available in three versions: Freemium, Smart Plan, and Pro Plan.

With the mobile application launch, anyone can access the CryptoHawk AI “FREEMIUM” version either through their web browser or through the mobile apps and sign up to navigate through the App for free. The users are now able to see our most recent predictions in real-time.

The SMART PLAN, at a base price of $29.99 per month on either web or mobile, will allow users to get text, email, or in-app notifications of any of the three predictive sets that CryptoHawk AI provides, including Long-Short for Bitcoin and Ethereum, Trend-Watch for 10 other currencies, and Altcoin Radar showing early warning of smaller market-cap coins that AI indicates are ready for big moves.

The PRO PLAN, at a base price of $99.99 per month, will also be available and will include Long-Short threshold alerts either on the web or mobile, additional analysis tools on the web, and access to legacy data allowing individuals to evaluate their own trends and trading algorithms.

Further, the AI supporting the Long-Short predictions has been updated to include additional database correlations and input, which has decreased the number of such calls and also increased the accuracy and timing.

“CryptoHawk AI is a game-changer that elevates cryptocurrency investing opportunities to a larger population,” says DigiMax CTO Thierry Hubert. “Whether cryptocurrency prices are rising or falling, using artificial intelligence assists any investor in confirming their own theories, or developing new trading strategies. Artificial intelligence will continue to produce a less biased and more accurate set of trading data indicators than an individual can do on their own, or simply by using technical analysis.”

About DigiMax
DigiMax is an Artificial Intelligence technology company committed to unlocking the potential of disruptive technologies by providing advanced financial, predictive, and cryptocurrency solutions across various verticals. DigiMax is an official IBM partner, and the Company’s engineering team has extensive experience in Machine Learning, Neural Language Processing, AI, Big Data, and Cryptocurrency technology. To learn more, visit our website: https://digimaxglobal.com/

Contact: (833) – DIGIMAX (833-344-4629)

Thierry Hubert
Chief Technology Officer
(833) 344-4629 x701
thubert@digimax-global.com

Chris Carl
President & CEO
(833) 344-4629 x700
ccarl@digimax-global.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
NEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE, NOR THEIR REGULATIONS SERVICES PROVIDERS HAVE REVIEWED OR ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE

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Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: the adequacy of our cash flow and earnings, the availability of future financing and/or credit, and other conditions which may affect our ability to expand the platforms and software described herein, the level of demand and financial performance of the cryptocurrency industry, developments and changes in laws and regulations, including increased regulation of the cryptocurrency industry through legislative action and revised rules and standards applied by the Canadian Securities Administrators, Ontario Securities Commission, and/or other similar regulatory bodies in other jurisdictions, disruptions to our technology network including computer systems, software and cloud data, or other disruptions of our operating systems, structures or equipment, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to in disclosure documents filed by the Company with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. There is no assurance that the purchase of MADA will be completed upon the terms stated above or at all or that the Company will be able to successfully enforce payment of amounts advanced by it under the Note in the event of a default thereunder.

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SOURCE: DigiMax Global Inc.

The Glimpse Group Announces the Launch of Glimpse Australia

  • US-based Virtual and Augmented Reality company expands global presence with an Australian hub

The Glimpse Group (Glimpse), a diversified, Nasdaq listed, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) platform company providing enterprise-focused VR and AR software and services solutions, announced their newest operating hub Glimpse Australia. This follows the successful acquisition by Glimpse of Augmented Reality Investments Pty Ltd’s assets, an Australia-based company (Auggd) in August 2021.

Auggd provides AR software and services to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry (“AEC”) in Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the US. Since its inception approximately eight years ago, Auggd has generated over $2 million in aggregate revenue and has successfully deployed hundreds of mobile AR apps across a broad range of industry sectors.

Matthias Krampe, General Manager of Auggd under Glimpse commented, “We are thrilled to launch Glimpse Australia after Auggd joined Glimpse’s diverse and robust ecosystem of VR and AR companies. Australian clients now have the opportunity to leverage Glimpse’s technology solutions, and in turn, open the Australian enterprise market to Glimpse’s VR and AR subsidiary companies.”

Auggd’s existing operations and clients serve as the initial base of operations for Glimpse Australia. Current Australian client examples include Laing O’Rourke, ADCO, GPJ, PwC, and AV Jennings.

Lyron Bentovim, President & CEO of The Glimpse Group said: “The AEC market represents a significant strategic market opportunity for Glimpse. Auggd is well-positioned to capture an increasing share and drive the adoption of these novel technologies. We look forward to building out Glimpse’s AEC client pipeline together with Auggd in Australia and the rest of the globe.”

Mr. Bentovim continued: “Auggd has built a respected reputation in Australia with clients across industries that also include automotive, consumer goods and technology, sales and marketing, and education. We see tremendous growth potential in the Australian market and look forward to future partnerships.”

About Auggd
Auggd is a specialised AR software development and services company based in Sydney, Australia. Since its inception in 2014, Auggd has been focused on developing and delivering enterprise solutions, products and services tailored specifically for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) sector to visualise design intent to all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle in order to reduce the costs associated with rework. For more information on Auggd, please visit https://auggd.com/

About Glimpse Group
The Glimpse Group is a Nasdaq-listed, diversified Virtual and Augmented Reality platform company, comprised of multiple VR and AR software & services companies, and designed with the specific purpose of cultivating companies in the emerging VR/AR industry. Glimpse’s unique business model simplifies challenges faced by VR/AR companies and creates a robust ecosystem, while simultaneously providing investors an opportunity to invest directly into the emerging VR/AR industry via a diversified platform. For more information on The Glimpse Group, please visit https://www.glimpsegroup.com.au.

For more information on Glimpse Australia’s products and services please send an email to info@glimpsegroup.com.au. For any media inquiries, please contact James Lambert, Account Director at HeraldPR, at j.lambert@heraldpr.com or at +1-504-256-0925.

Company Contact:
Matthias Krampe
General Manager
Auggd
matthiaskrampe@auggd.com

SOURCE: The Glimpse Group, Inc.

Society Pass (SoPa) Announces Inclusion in Russell 2000 Index

Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: “SOPA”) (“SoPa” or “the Comapny”), the leading Southeast Asian data-driven loyalty platform, today, announced that the company has been added to the Russell 2000 Index, effective at the open of U.S. markets on December 20, 2021 and according to the preliminary list of IPO additions to the Russell indexes.

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Society Pass, Dennis Nguyen said “Building on the momentum of our successful IPO, the inclusion of Society Pass to these highly regarded and widely used indexes will increase the visibility of our stock to the wider global investment community and attract new classes of investors to our register.”

Membership in the Russell 2000 Index, which remains in place until the next reconstitution, is based on membership in the broad-market Russell 3000 Index. The Russell US Indexes are commonly used as performance benchmarks, or as the basis for index-linked products including index tracking funds, derivatives, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

FTSE Russell is a global index leader that provides innovative benchmarking, analytics, and data solutions for investors worldwide. FTSE Russell calculates thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries, covering 98 percent of the investable market globally. According to FTSE Russell, a core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants.

Society Pass recently also announced its ambition to accelerate its growth in Southeast Asia through the launch of its regional headquarters in Singapore on 16 December 2021. Located at Raffles Place in the heart of the Singapore central business district, the new office acts as the company’s designated Asia Pacific hub for regional business and expansion opportunities, in particular, the acquisition and acceleration of high growth ecommerce businesses in the key focus markets of Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines.

SoPa is a loyalty and data marketing ecosystem that operates multiple e-commerce and lifestyle platforms across its key markets. Its business model focuses on collecting user data through the expected circulation of its universal loyalty points. It seamlessly connects consumers and merchants across multiple product and service categories fostering organic loyalty. From its launch in 2019, SoPa has amassed over 1.5 million registered users and over 3,500 registered merchants and brands. It has since invested 2+ years building proprietary IT architecture with cutting edge components to effectively scale and support its Platform’s consumers, merchants, and acquisitions.

About Society Pass

Society Pass’ customer loyalty and analytics platform has onboarded hundreds of thousands of registered consumers. Society Pass provides merchants with SoPa.asia – an online commerce platform for users, alongside with #HOTTAB Biz – a convenient order management app for business partners on SoPa.asia, and #HOTTAB POS – a specialized POS technology solution, a comprehensive system for payment, loyal customer management, user’s profile analytics, and convenient financial support packages for small and medium-sized enterprises. All tools offered above will allow businesses to attract and retain customers through personalized interaction based on analytics with a high profit margin. In addition, SoPa operates Leflair.com, Vietnam’s leading lifestyle e-commerce platform. For more information, please check out: http://thesocietypass.com/

Media contact
PRecious Communications for SoPa
sopa@preciouscomms.com

Crestron solidifies foothold in Asia with Strategic Customer Wins and Growing Regional Business Momentum

Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology that creates automation solutions to improve efficiency and productivity, strengthens its position in the Asian markets through recent strategic customer wins. One of the top 3 local banks in Singapore has recently selected Crestron solutions for their training and development centre. Also, recent wins in some of the top Singapore Universities and Government institutions have proven that the strategy to add new vertical markets is successful.

Crestron is strengthening its go-to-market approach in Asia with a focus on direct engagement with its end users, in support of their key partners. Crestron’s plan to further its stronghold in the region will be supplemented by relocating to a new regional office in Singapore, Cecil Street, end of this year. The new office will feature a state-of-the-art Customer Experience Centre to showcase Crestron’s innovation in technology.

“Asia is a significant region for Crestron and the pandemic has opened up massive opportunities for AV solution providers like us, driving us further to extend our capabilities into Unified Communications (UC). We are extremely pleased to work with regional customers across key industry verticals that bear testament to our strategic progress and accelerated growth in Asia. It also shows Crestron’s domain expertise and vertical experience in UC technology to identify users’ pain points and customise end-to-end Collaboration solutions using cutting-edge technology. Through such symbiotic partnerships, Crestron hopes to strengthen its position as a brand of choice in the UC segment and create better success stories in Asia,” said Jacques Bertrand, Executive Vice President for Asia.

As technology has become omnipresent in both work and home lives, Crestron is charting the future of digital transformation for commercial and residential applications by identifying and manufacturing solutions that strengthen collaboration, productivity, and innovation, while reflecting the lifestyles, comforts, and relationships that keep people connected, from anywhere, at any time.

Crestron is continually striving to strengthen their existing product portfolio to offer efficient and intuitive solutions and to solidify strategic partnerships with enterprises to ensure product innovation. They recently bolstered their AirMedia portfolio with next generation Wireless AirMedia® Presentation Systems that seamlessly connect presentation and display capabilities together for the enterprise workspace to support meetings on the Crestron Flex digital workplace platform. Crestron further fostered existing collaborative partnerships with Jabra® and Huddly® to enhance Crestron Flex platform with new intelligent video support which is currently a strong focus and mission of the company to provide an immersive and equitable meeting experience. Intelligent audio and video are the next frontier for hybrid work, enabling a greater sense of equality and inclusion in video calls. Intelligent video promotes an experience where every person, in the room or remotely, is represented equally by framing everyone separately, no matter the location. This technology creates an inclusiveness across the meeting and ensures every person can be an equal contributor.

Crestron foresees that UC, which is on the rise, will dominate the market in Asia as customers are eager to return to the office while also supporting new ways of working that have become a core part of Work-from-Home measures.

“The concept of UC is gaining momentum as enterprises are looking more towards hybrid consumption models that can seamlessly integrate with legacy systems while introducing new online platforms. Crestron, with its nuanced understanding of the market and strong product expertise, anticipates a steady yet accelerated growth curve in Asia in the years to come”, further added Jacques Bertrand, Executive Vice President for Asia.

Over the past three months, Crestron has also continued to make senior hires in the Business Development team in Singapore, to support the evolving business strategy and the increasing demand from customers in hybrid workplaces. The business development teams will focus on identifying potential customers and building long-term relationships.

About Crestron

At Crestron we build technology for every way people work, everywhere in the world – from desktop to boardrooms, offices to multi-nationals. Technology that adapts to what you have and prepares you for what you’ll need. Platforms, devices, and systems designed to improve communication and collaboration. All managed by a cloud-based system for easy deployment, monitoring and upgrading. At Crestron we create faster, better, simpler solutions so people can work faster, better, and more productively.

Our products are backed by more than 90 fully staffed offices that provide 24 x 7 x 365 sales, technical, and training support across the globe. In addition to our World Headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey, Crestron has sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Discover Crestron by visiting www.crestron.com.

All brand names, product names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Certain trademarks, registered trademarks, and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Crestron disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Crestron is not responsible for errors in typography or photography. ©2021 Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Media Contacts
Crestron
Georgette Ong
Digital Marketing Manager, Asia
gong@crestron.com
+65 97850737

PRecious Communications for Crestron
Amrita Ukil Dutta
amrita@preciouscomms.com
+65 83636740

Satellite Remains an Essential Element of Video Distribution Alongside the Growth of OTT

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted its annual Satellite Industry Forum on Thursday, 18 November as a virtual conference, to end off the Asia Video Summit umbrella of events this year.

The Forum opened with a look at Satellite Trends and Forecasts Post-Covid with Caleb Henry, Senior Analyst, Quilty Analytics. The traditional satcom industry continues to be in a state of rapid change, and still in a state of turmoil. While the industry is currently dominated by a handful of major players, this could also change dramatically over the next five years as new technologies and standards reset the competitive landscape. And despite the impact of Covid, there has been no let-up of interest in investment into the space industry with $5.5BN in collective proceeds from all 13 space SPACs.

AVIA was also privileged to host Stephen Spengler for his final keynote before he steps down as CEO of Intelsat. Spengler had spoken at the Satellite Industry Forum for his first keynote as CEO in 2015, hence it was fitting the Forum was his final address as well.

While the industry continues to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible, it has yet to reach its full potential in fulfilling its essential role in the global telecommunications landscape. With digital video making up 70% of internet traffic, satellite remains the essential and enabling technology, with the ubiquity, reach and economics to serve the networks.

Spengler’s outlook on industry trends for Asia remains positive, with linear and pay TV distribution still a driving application for the Asia Pacific region, with a growth rate of 2.5% per year. Spengler was also excited about 5G being a huge enabler and game changer. With satellite fully integrated into the 5G world, it will make solutions and services more seamless, interconnected, and economical.

Wrapping up his keynote address, Spengler shared Intelsat’s mission to unify the global telecoms ecosystem of the future. The vision requires all satellite and terrestrial technologies, networks and providers, and solutions and services to be unified as one global ecosystem. “If we focus on our customers, the people who benefit from a more connected world, that is success for the next year and beyond,” said Spengler.

Asia Pacific’s leading satellite operators also shared similar positive sentiments despite the move from broadcast to streaming. Yau Chyong Lim, COO, MEASAT, believes that satellite will still be the main platform to deliver video services nationwide in Malaysia, and it is the platforms themselves who are transforming their services to include streaming. Hence broadcast and streaming will complement each other, with linear still having a role to play, and streaming alongside it. Similar in Australia, despite a plethora of streaming services available, Nick Leake, Head of Satellite and Space Systems, Optus, still sees the same requirements for satellite to go out for at least another 10 years. The greatest issue for Asia Pacific remains one of scale, in order to provide reliable networks to serve the customers, added Roger Tong, CEO, AsiaSat. Tong believes that moving forward, creating more partnerships between competing satellite operators is important, especially when regulatory restrictions on consolidation remains a key challenge in the region.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises and Executive Chairman, OneWeb, also joined the Forum this year for a keynote conversation on the space business in India. With the holy grail of low latency, high speed and sufficient capacity resolved by NGSOs, it has become a solution that works for the new world and into the future. 5G too is seen as a game changing technology for Mittal, with its extremely low latency a boom for industry applications. However, Mittal also noted that while NGSOs will have an important role to play in the 5G ecosystem, it will only be at the periphery of supporting 5G ambitions. Mittal also shared OneWeb’s vision to connect all areas of the world, from oceans to aviation. “In 5 years’ time there should not be anybody in the world that is not connected,” said Mittal.

The Satellite Industry Forum is generously sponsored by AsiaSat, Eutelsat, Hughes, Intelsat, Marsh and Maxar.

About the Asia Video Industry Association:

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) is the trade association for the video industry and satellite ecosystem in Asia Pacific. It serves to make the video industry stronger and healthier through promoting the common interests of its members. The AVIA is the interlocutor for these industries with governments across the region, leads the fight against video piracy through its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and provides insight into the video industry through reports and conferences aimed to support a vibrant video industry.

For media enquiries and additional background, contact:
Charmaine Kwan
Head of Marketing and Communications
Email: charmaine@avia.org
Website: www.avia.org
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/asiavideoia
Twitter: @AsiaVideoIA

1982 Ventures invests in Lista, the MSME book-keeping app for the Philippines

Lista is a bookkeeping app for MSMEs based in the Philippines. Through its financial inclusion app, they offer Filipinos a free and secure way of managing finances such as tracking debts, recording transactions, and even issuing invoices.

Lista raised an oversubscribed round from 1982 Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, Alternate Ventures, Monde Nissin Family Ventures’ Willy Arifin and prominent angel investors such as former Grab Philippines President and co-founder Brian Cu, Pinelabs CEO Amrish Rau, CRED Founder Kunal Shah, Jupiter Bank Chief Executive Officer Jitendra Gupta and Google APAC Senior Execs Aurelien Pichon, Alap Bharadwaj.

Lista was founded by Aaron Villegas, an experienced entrepreneur with product experience, and Khriz Lim, a former Grab executive that led GrabFood’s expansion into the region. Since its launch in September, Lista has helped collect close to US$1.5 million in receivables of MSMEs all over the Philippines.

Aaron Villegas, co-founder of Lista, stated, “Helping Philippine MSMEs was an advocacy close to my heart. Growing up, I saw the challenges my family endured in running a sari-sari store (community store).” Continuing, “I spent almost a year just talking to various MSMEs in the province and trying different ideas to help them grow. And that’s when I realized that the first thing to do to really help them grow is through digitization and replacing pen and paper with easy-to-use tech.”

As the pandemic struck early last year, digitization of business processes proved to be pivotal in ensuring the continuity of business operations. Micro, small and medium enterprises or MSMEs were among the most affected during the prolonged quarantines – 74% of these businesses halted operations due to the lockdowns according to the country’s Department of Trade and Industry. MSMEs are vital to the Philippine economy as they comprise about 99.51% of business establishments in the country and employ around 63% of the country’s workforce, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Khriz Lim, former Grab executive and co-founder of Lista stated, “MSMEs are the backbone of the Philippine economy and it’s time we stop leaving them behind. Through this app, we want to revolutionize the way MSMEs operate and provide them with a reliable digital partner for small businesses in the country.”

Using digital tools can help fill this gap and allow them to record transactions and track their growth more easily. Lista aims to help MSMEs, including freelancers, logistics operators and riders, and other small businesses, digitize their business and provide a free and secure way of easily managing their finances.

Herston Elton Powers, Managing Partner of 1982 Ventures stated, “Lista is empowering millions of MSME businesses in the Philippines move from pen and paper to digital. The bookkeeping app space in the Philippines is wide open and Aaron and Khriz are the right founders to capture the opportunity. Lista’s product and strong traction have put them in pole position to win the market.”

Lista will use the funds to grow their team and expand their product offering to reach more MSMEs in the country.

About Lista
Lista is a bookkeeping app for small businesses, enabling them to digitize their business and provide a free and secure way of easily managing their finances. For more information visit: https://www.lista.com.ph.

About 1982 Ventures
1982 Ventures is the leading seed fund investing in fintech startups in Southeast Asia. Our focus makes us the first port of call for fintech founders and the first money in. Our investments include Southeast Asian Open Banking API Platform Brick, Vietnam’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later Fundiin, Vietnam’s Rent-to-Own Home Financing app Homebase (YC W21), Indonesia’s first Earned Wage Access platform Wagely. 1982 Ventures is investing in and supporting the best founders to positively impact the future of financial services in Southeast Asia. Visit https://1982.vc, or follow us on LinkedIn.

For media enquiries:
khriz@lista.com.ph

1982 Ventures Portfolio:
— Bluesheets seamlessly connects and automates all your financial data in one place. (Singapore)
— Brick is a financial API platform that allows startups and financial institutions to build innovative solutions with a single line of code. (Indonesia)
— Fundiin is a buy now pay later that offers customer friendly instalment payments at the point of sale and allows merchants to expand their customer base. (Vietnam)
— Go Zayaan is an online travel agency (OTA) focused on digital booking of flights, hotels, tours and other transportation. (Bangladesh)
— Homebase (YC W21) is Vietnam based real estate technology company that provides innovative home ownership and financing solutions across Southeast Asia. (Vietnam)
— Hugo is Singapore’s first Wealthcare app that helps users develop healthy saving and investing habits that make financial security accessible to everyone. (Singapore)
— Infina is an investing platform that allows Vietnamese to buy + sell stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. (Vietnam)
— NextPay (YC W21) is a SME digital bank in The Philippines. They use us to send invoices, collect payments, do payroll, and pay their bills. (Philippines)
— PINA is a personal finance app which helps people to manage and grow their money by providing automated money management and investing solutions in a single app. (Indonesia)
— Wagely is a platform that provides financial wellness and earned wage access to millions of low and middle-income workers. (Indonesia)

2021 Digital Etiquette Study Highlights the Rise of the Invisible Workforce

  • Only 10% of Australians want to be remote, full-time.
  • International study finds that Australian workers struggle daily with using digital tools, worry about virtual communication and feel invisible on digital platforms.

The 2021 Digital Etiquette Study by digital transformation experts, Adaptavist, highlights that 48% of Australian workers want to come back to the workplace/office full-time, while 42% favour a flexible/hybrid model. Only 10% of Australians want to be remote full-time. However, as hybrid work increasingly becomes the long-term future for knowledge workers, Adaptavist has found growing despair among employees with the tools and technologies they are using to navigate working remotely, with many left feeling invisible.

The Adaptavist 2021 Digital Etiquette Study includes survey responses from 600+ knowledge workers across Australia. (The study also ran in Canada, the UK and US, with a total of 4,454 respondents.)

“What this year’s Digital Etiquette Study clearly demonstrates is that while hybrid working is the way forward, there is still work to be done to maximise the opportunities that hybrid working can bring to both employees and businesses alike,” says Simon Haighton-Williams, CEO of Adaptavist.

The Rise of the Invisible Workforce
This year’s Digital Etiquette highlights that organisations need to engage more with their staff if they want satisfied employees. According to the Study, a whopping 72% of Australians say they ‘sometimes’ or ‘always’ feel invisible to their colleagues on digital platforms despite their interactions and posts. When asked what improvements they would recommend to management, employees’ top four responses were:

  • 29% say leaders need to show more empathy for employees
  • 22% want to be asked for employee feedback on the way work has changed post Covid, which tied with a request for transparency of organisational strategy from leadership.
  • 21% want to be asked for employee feedback on the tools being used.

Also, 20% of respondents say management is out of touch with the way work and productivity has changed and when asked what they need, employees were clear. The top answer for Australians was more training and learning opportunities (38%). The second most identified need was better tools, software and hardware to do the job (35%). Thirdly, employees want their managers to be more realistic (34%).

When asked about the things they missed most about the pre-Covid work environment, respondents answered the following:

  • 35% of employees miss working side-by-side with their team
  • 24% miss chance meetings with colleagues they don’t work with directly for social reasons
  • 24% miss the ability to celebrate success / special events and give and receive recognition.

Adds Haighton-Wiliams: “A key learning from the Study is that companies need to communicate and engage more with employees, to better understand how work has changed and what employees need to be more effective and ultimately happier in their work. The last 18 months has driven many organisations and teams apart and distrust has grown, with 37% actively pursuing finding a new job outside of their current organisation. Of those respondents, 66% are looking for another job directly related to how the company responded to Covid-19.”

Driving Digital Discontent
The widespread adoption of additional tools to accommodate new work requirements due to the pandemic (57%), has led to new challenges in the workplace including the following key findings:

  • 56% report spending half an hour or more each day looking for information they need to do their job, such as searching emails or chat conversations
  • 48% stated that their organisation has too many tools/software requirements
  • 47% said their organisation has too many tools that perform the same function
  • 48% claimed they spend too much time navigating between tools to do their job efficiently
  • 54% are familiar with the term ‘task switching’ and of those, 60% say they feel they lose time during the day due to switching tasks across digital tools
  • 34% are familiar with the term ‘tool fatigue’ and of those, 63% say they lose time during their workday due to tool fatigue.

For further insights visit: Adaptavist 2021 Digital Etiquette Study. https://bit.ly/3H6qY2y

About the Adaptavist Digital Etiquette Study
4,454 workers that operate in office-based industries and departments from the US (c. 1,600), UK (c. 1,600) Canada (c. 600) and Australia (c. 600) were surveyed for Adaptavist’s 2021 Digital Etiquette study. The survey audience spans part-time employees to c-suite level executives and owners across industries. The research included a breakdown of the various ages of workers: 41% of respondents were 23-38 years old; 39% 39-54; 19% between 55-74; and 1% were 75 years or older.

About Adaptavist
Adaptavist is a global technology and innovative solutions provider, enabling organisations to boost agility and overcome the challenges of transformational change. Founded in 2005, its team spans over 500 employees globally, with a 13,000+ customer base representing more than half of the Fortune 500.

Adaptavist is a Platinum Atlassian Solutions Partner in EMEA and North America, a Platinum Marketplace Partner, and a trusted Slack partner. It offers expert consultancy including SPC-certified SAFe(R) implementation, enterprise apps, training, managed services, and licensing solutions. Adaptavist has also been the recipient of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50, and The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for 2020.

Contact information:
Richelle Gillett
Giant Squid Inc for T/F/D
+61 418 781 610
rg@giantsquidinc.com.au

CT Event Asia to Host 5G TECH 2021

CT Event Asia is all set to bring you the 5G TECH 2021 as a Hybrid Event utilizing a seamless platform and ensuring inclusion regardless of travel restrictions. This event will take place at JW Marriot Hotel Kuala Lumpur from 30th November – 2nd December 2021.

In collaboration with leading technology companies nationwide and internationally, the 5G TECH 2021 is organised under the themed “Digital Economy Recovery Through 5G”. This exclusive and innovative platform brings together key experts of 5G across a wide range of industries comprising of Technology, Transportation, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, Telecommunication, Energy and Utility, Financial services, Aviation, Ports, Automation, Agriculture, Media & Entertainment, Gaming and many more, to highlight how Malaysian industries can harness 5G, the ultra-fast connectivity to better serve their customers, offer new products and services, reduce costs, reinvent the business model and explore 5G strategies for business leaders.

The Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Annuar bin Musa will be officiating the 5G TECH 2021 with an honorary keynote speech unveiling the outline of the event.

Attracting 1,000+ senior representatives from across the 5G ecosystem and +60 outstanding and well-known speakers, this Event is sponsored by Telekom Malaysia, FORTINET, MAVENIR, EdgePoint, Vive Enterprise Stories, NTT Docomo, Qualcomm and 27 Digital to create more opportunities and exposure for companies in this era of digital transformation.

Our delegates are targeted across leading strategy and innovation leaders, government decision-makers, chief technology officers, C-level industry leaders, IOT related industry leaders, researchers interested in digital transformation, public sector representatives to discuss issues of importance to the development of 5G network in the region.

The Managing Director of CT Event Asia, Mr. Bangaly Camara shared that the 5G TECH 2021 forum is organized and tailored to the theme of “Digital Economy Recovery Through 5G”.

When asked about the reasons behind organizing this event, the Managing Director of CT Event Asia, Bangaly Camara said: “As the world has changed after the Covid-19 pandemic, the dependence on network speed, capacity, and security has never been greater. The 5G phenomenon, is seen as not just a generational step, but as a way for the society to advance together towards a more connected future.”

With the possibility to attend both online and in person, 5G TECH 2021 is set to be BIGGER than ever! Don’t miss out on the chance to find out what’s on the horizon for your business and how you can reap the benefits of the ultra-fast connectivity.

The 5G TECH 2021 website has full details about the program. Interested parties can visit the website at: 5G TECH – Home (5gtech-ctasia.com) or request the brochure at: https://www.5gtech-ctasia.com/register_now.html

To get in touch with our team for enquires relating to this event, feel free to reach out to:
Amina Kante
Marketing Manager, CT Event Asia
+60 1161 888 699 | +03 2710 7756
amina@cteventasia.com

ZEUUS Inc. Announces Filing of Offering Statement on Form 1-A Pursuant to Regulation A With Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $75,000,000

ZEUUS Inc. (OTC:ZUUS), (ZEUUS or the Company), a diversified data centric company, announced that it has filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A pursuant to Regulation A with the SEC seeking to raise up to $75,000,000.

Mr. Bassam Al Mutawa, Chief Executive Officer and President of ZEUUS, commented:
“We believe that our success to date is just the catalyst for further growth. We believe that the Regulation A Offering Statement filed with the SEC, if qualified, can assist the company on its next planned leg of expansion and growth. One behalf of my board of directors, we welcome your support”.

If the Company’s planned Regulation A Offering is successful, the Company plans to use the funds raised therein as follows:
(i) the acquisition and refurbishment of 3 data centers,
(ii) the construction of new data centers,
(iii) acquisition and/or construction of a new manufacturing facility for our Wind Turbine technology;
(iv) possible strategic acquisition of green technology opportunities, and
(v) working capital and general corporate purposes. agreements.

About ZEUUS Inc.
ZEUUS has 4 key divisions intended to synergistically address key market opportunities, which are as follows:
– ZEUUS Data Centers, a division focused on building and operating hyperscale and edge data centers in many countries to provide customers with access to latest technologies in data centers and related data center services such as co-location, cloud hosting, and blockchain services, including crypto mining.

– ZEUUS Energy, a division dedicated for the development of wind energy products. We are seeking to commercialize 2 unique Patent Pending technologies that offer an innovative solution for powering the home, right up to data centers with green energy.

– ZEUUS Cyber Security, a division focused on cybersecurity and securing customer data hosted in Zeuus data centers ensuring customers can securely access their hosted data that are fully protected in Zeuus data centers. ZEUUS Cyber Security delivers scalable cloud identity management services, blockchain services to protect data and a comprehensive set of integrated security devices to protect customers data at their own premises: filtering, virtual private networks (VPN), security email, content management, firewall, IDS and IPS services.

– ZEUUS SOLAAS, a division specialized in digital services and enabling customers to enjoy turnkey solutions for cloud-based applications.

By combining the power of its four division ZEUUS believes that it can delivery cost effective sustainable solutions with ongoing growth.

For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.zeuus.com Information on our website does not constitute a part of this press release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this press release contains forward-looking statements and information. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that we make.

The forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this document are made based on our current expectations, forecasts, estimates and assumptions, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, uncertainties and risks that could affect our future results or operations.

These factors, uncertainties and risks may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement set forth in the reports we file with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You should carefully consider these risk and uncertainties described and other information contained in the reports we file with or furnish to the SEC before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Legal Notice
No money or other consideration is being solicited, and if sent in response, will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities can be accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until the offering statement is qualified by the SEC, and any such offer may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time before notice of its acceptance given after the qualification date. A person’s indication of interest involves no obligation or commitment of any kind. The Form 1-A is available to be viewed at the following link: https://bit.ly/3wfxf7f

Contact
For further information please contact:
Mr. Bassam Al Mutawa
ZEUUS Inc.
Email: info@zeuus.com

SOURCE: ZEUUS INC.